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🇭🇳 Honduras

Lower middle income. Capital Tegucigalpa. Lower-third GDP/cap (LMC · LONG) - 40 series with wider survey lag risk.

10.8 million
Population
$37 billion
GDP
$3,416
GDP / capita
73.0 years
Life expectancy
RSS
Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Capital: Tegucigalpa

Lower-third GDP/cap · LONG

Honduras ranks 106th of 217 by total GDP and 125th for life expectancy - a lower middle income economy in Latin America & Caribbean.

#106
World GDP rank (of 217)
$3,416
GDP per capita
#125
Life-expectancy rank
#88
Population rank

Honduras lands in the lower third of GDP/cap (#155 of 214) - LMC · LONG - so national averages need rural/urban caution.

Honduras vs all countries by total GDP

Where this economy's World Bank total GDP sits among every country with a positive observation (inventory signal, not a virtue ranking)

$36,980,171,442 106th of 214 higher than 108 of 214 countries

Countries banded by World Bank total GDP (current US$)

Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more countries. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source World Bank, GDP (current US$) · 2026-08-14

Honduras on the global income map

Honduras (HND) sits in the lower GDP/cap third - plotted with largest peers; bubble area = population.

Honduras on the global income map Honduras positioned by World Bank GDP per capita and life expectancy against its largest peers. Each point shows the latest available observation year for both measures. 50 60 70 80 90 $200 $1K $10K $100K GDP per capita (USD, log scale) Life expectancy at birth (years) India - GDP/cap $2,695 (2024) · life expectancy 72.2 years (2024) · lower-middle income IND China - GDP/cap $13,303 (2024) · life expectancy 78.0 years (2024) · upper-middle income CHN United States - GDP/cap $84,534 (2024) · life expectancy 78.9 years (2024) · high income · OECD USA Indonesia - GDP/cap $4,925 (2024) · life expectancy 71.3 years (2024) · upper-middle income IDN Pakistan - GDP/cap $1,479 (2024) · life expectancy 67.8 years (2024) · lower-middle income Nigeria - GDP/cap $1,084 (2024) · life expectancy 54.6 years (2024) · low income Brazil - GDP/cap $10,311 (2024) · life expectancy 76.0 years (2024) · upper-middle income Bangladesh - GDP/cap $2,593 (2024) · life expectancy 74.9 years (2024) · lower-middle income Russian Federation - GDP/cap $14,889 (2024) · life expectancy 73.4 years (2024) · high income Ethiopia - GDP/cap $1,134 (2024) · life expectancy 67.6 years (2024) · low income Mexico - GDP/cap $14,186 (2024) · life expectancy 75.3 years (2024) · high income · OECD Japan - GDP/cap $32,487 (2024) · life expectancy 84.0 years (2024) · high income · OECD Egypt, Arab Rep. - GDP/cap $3,338 (2024) · life expectancy 71.8 years (2024) · lower-middle income Philippines - GDP/cap $3,985 (2024) · life expectancy 69.9 years (2024) · lower-middle income Congo, Dem. Rep. - GDP/cap $693 (2024) · life expectancy 62.1 years (2024) · low income Viet Nam - GDP/cap $4,717 (2024) · life expectancy 74.7 years (2024) · upper-middle income Iran, Islamic Rep. - GDP/cap $5,190 (2024) · life expectancy 77.9 years (2024) · upper-middle income Turkiye - GDP/cap $15,893 (2024) · life expectancy 77.4 years (2024) · high income · OECD Germany - GDP/cap $56,104 (2024) · life expectancy 80.8 years (2024) · high income · OECD Thailand - GDP/cap $7,387 (2024) · life expectancy 76.6 years (2024) · upper-middle income United Kingdom - GDP/cap $53,246 (2024) · life expectancy 81.4 years (2024) · high income · OECD Tanzania - GDP/cap $1,193 (2024) · life expectancy 67.2 years (2024) · lower-middle income France - GDP/cap $46,103 (2024) · life expectancy 83.0 years (2024) · high income · OECD South Africa - GDP/cap $6,267 (2024) · life expectancy 66.3 years (2024) · upper-middle income Italy - GDP/cap $40,385 (2024) · life expectancy 84.0 years (2024) · high income · OECD Kenya - GDP/cap $2,133 (2024) · life expectancy 63.8 years (2024) · lower-middle income Myanmar - GDP/cap $1,359 (2024) · life expectancy 67.1 years (2024) · lower-middle income Colombia - GDP/cap $7,951 (2024) · life expectancy 77.9 years (2024) · upper-middle income · OECD Korea, Rep. - GDP/cap $36,239 (2024) · life expectancy 83.6 years (2024) · high income · OECD Sudan - GDP/cap $985 (2024) · life expectancy 66.5 years (2024) · low income Honduras - GDP/cap $3,416 (2024) · life expectancy 73.0 years (2024) · lower-middle income Income tier Low Lower-middle Upper-middle High OECD member
  • Honduras: GDP per capita $3,416 (2024), life expectancy 73.0 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
  • Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
  • Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
  • Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
  • Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
  • Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
  • Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
  • Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
  • Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.

Overview

Honduras has a population of 10.8 million, making it the 88th-most populous country out of 217 tracked in Latin America & Caribbean.

Its economy totals $37 billion - ranked 106th globally by total GDP. GDP per capita stands at $3,416, placing it in the Lower middle income category.

Life expectancy at birth is 73.0 years (ranked 125th globally), reflecting overall health outcomes as measured by the World Bank.

The capital is Tegucigalpa.

👥 Demographics

Population
10.8 million
2024
Population Ages 0-14
30.6%
2024
Population Ages 65+
4.4%
2024
Population Density
95.1/km²
2023
Urban Population
58.8%
2024

💰 Economy

Foreign Direct Investment
$477.6 million
2024
GDP (Current USD)
$37 billion
2024
GDP Growth Rate
3.6%
2024
GDP Per Capita (Current USD)
$3,415.96
2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices)
4.6%
2024
Trade (% of GDP)
91.7%
2024
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
2024

🏥 Health

Health Expenditure (% of GDP)
7.7%
2023
Infant Mortality Rate
12.8 per 1,000
2024
Life Expectancy at Birth
73.0 years
2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio
47
2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
0.5 per 1,000
2020
Stunting Prevalence (under 5)
18.7
2019
Under-5 Mortality Rate
15.0 per 1,000
2024

📚 Education

Education Expenditure (% of GDP)
4.5%
2023
Literacy Rate (Adult)
88.3
2024
School Enrollment (Primary)
79.0
2024
School Enrollment (Secondary)
51.8
2024
School Enrollment (Tertiary)
23.3
2024
Youth Literacy Rate
95.8
2024

🌍 Environment

CO2 Emissions Per Capita
1.1
2024
Electric Power Consumption
752 kWh
2023
Forest Area
56.3
2023
Freshwater Withdrawal
1.8
2022
Renewable Energy Consumption
45.9%
2021

🏗️ Infrastructure

Access to Clean Water
65.5%
2024
Access to Electricity
95.6%
2023
Internet Users
58.6%
2024
Mobile Subscriptions
70.9
2024

⚖️ Social

Female Labor Participation
39.6
2024
GINI Index
45.7
2024
Intentional Homicides
31.4
2023
Male Labor Participation
73.6
2024
Net Migration
-4,821
2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day)
15.7%
2024

🌐 Livability Score

One composite verdict from 5 of 5 World Bank series (life expectancy, under-5 mortality, electricity access, clean-water access, homicide rate), each benchmarked against every country tracking that series. A missing series never silently drags the score down: its weight redistributes across the series Honduras does report.

Overall
F
38/100
Life expectancy D
73.0 years
World Bank, 2024 (217-country benchmark)
Under-5 mortality C-
15.0 per 1,000
World Bank, 2024 (196-country benchmark)
Access to electricity D
95.6%
World Bank, 2023 (215-country benchmark)
Access to clean water F
65.5%
World Bank, 2024 (151-country benchmark)
Safety (homicide rate) F
31.4 per 100,000
UNODC via World Bank, 2023 (195-country benchmark)

All indicators for Honduras

40 latest observations from World Bank WDI, WHO GHO, and ILO ILOSTAT (vintage through 2026-08-14). Values match the topic cards above; this table is the machine-readable export view analysts expect on a country profile.

TopicIndicatorValueYear
DemographicsPopulation10.8 million2024
DemographicsPopulation Ages 0-1430.6%2024
DemographicsPopulation Ages 65+4.4%2024
DemographicsPopulation Density95.1/km²2023
DemographicsUrban Population58.8%2024
EconomyForeign Direct Investment$477.6 million2024
EconomyGDP (Current USD)$37 billion2024
EconomyGDP Growth Rate3.6%2024
EconomyGDP Per Capita (Current USD)$3,415.962024
EconomyInflation (Consumer Prices)4.6%2024
EconomyTrade (% of GDP)91.7%2024
EconomyUnemployment Rate4.9%2024
HealthHealth Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7%2023
HealthInfant Mortality Rate12.8 per 1,0002024
HealthLife Expectancy at Birth73.0 years2024
HealthMaternal Mortality Ratio472023
HealthPhysicians (per 1,000 people)0.5 per 1,0002020
HealthStunting Prevalence (under 5)18.72019
HealthUnder-5 Mortality Rate15.0 per 1,0002024
EducationEducation Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5%2023
EducationLiteracy Rate (Adult)88.32024
EducationSchool Enrollment (Primary)79.02024
EducationSchool Enrollment (Secondary)51.82024
EducationSchool Enrollment (Tertiary)23.32024
EducationYouth Literacy Rate95.82024
EnvironmentCO2 Emissions Per Capita1.12024
EnvironmentElectric Power Consumption752 kWh2023
EnvironmentForest Area56.32023
EnvironmentFreshwater Withdrawal1.82022
EnvironmentRenewable Energy Consumption45.9%2021
InfrastructureAccess to Clean Water65.5%2024
InfrastructureAccess to Electricity95.6%2023
InfrastructureInternet Users58.6%2024
InfrastructureMobile Subscriptions70.92024
SocialFemale Labor Participation39.62024
SocialGINI Index45.72024
SocialIntentional Homicides31.42023
SocialMale Labor Participation73.62024
SocialNet Migration-4,8212024
SocialPoverty (< $2.15/day)15.7%2024

🫀 Disease Burden

Road-traffic deaths at 18.5 per 100,000 are Honduras's sharpest GHO outlier versus the fleet midpoint (12.3). Summary metrics use 2021 data; cause-specific cards show their own observation year.

NCD Death Rate
556
per 100K · 2021
Road Traffic Deaths
18.5
per 100K · 2021
TB Deaths
4.50
per 100K · 2021

Injuries & External Causes

Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory. NCD mortality rate: 2021. Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population. Premature NCD risk covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.

Compare Honduras with near GDP/cap peers

Side-by-side pages for the closest ABS GDP/cap neighbours - not a full-roster dropdown.

What the data says about Honduras

Honduras is a lower-middle-income economy, a tier where a large share of economic activity often sits outside formally measured, monetized markets, so official statistics can understate real living standards more than the headline dollar figures suggest. With a comparatively small population, a single survey round or a change in methodology can shift Honduras's reported figures noticeably from one release to the next, independent of any real change on the ground. Where a field on this page reads "N/A," it usually means the relevant agency has not yet published a recent estimate for Honduras.

Honduras lands in the lower third of GDP/cap (#155 of 214) - LMC · LONG - so national averages need rural/urban caution.

Honduras's 10.8 million people and $37 billion GDP (106th) yield $3,416 per person in the lower GDP/cap third. Life expectancy 73.0 years (125th, LONG) and survey lag both matter when reading single-year cells. 40 official points sit in the tables.

Nearest ABS GDP/cap peer: Egypt, Arab Rep. at $3,338 (Δ $77). Open that profile or the GDP/cap leaderboard before treating any single year as destiny.

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